Flu Aboriginal Communities

Aboriginal leaders and opposition parties warn that communities in northern Ontario could be more vulnerable to the spread of swine flu this fall.

N-D-P health critic Frances JELL'-ee-nah says poverty and overcrowding is creating dangerous situations on First Nation reserves and remote communities.

Health Minister David Caplan says protective gear and antivirals have already been shipped to areas across the province, but the province is still waiting for federal approval of the H-1-N-1 vaccine.